Position-holding headwear assembly



Sept. 16, 1969 L. BENSON 3,467,111

POSITION-HOLDING HEADWEAR ASSEMBLY Filed Sept. 27, 1965 INVENTOR. AN NL. BENSON United States Patent 3,467,111 POSITION-HOLDING HEADWEARASSEMBLY Ann L. Benson, Townhouse, 70th and Dodge Sts., Omaha, Nebr.68132 Filed Sept. 27, 1965, Ser. No. 490,350 Int. Cl. A4511 8/18, 8/20,8/36 US. Cl. 13246 1 Claim ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This inventionpertains generally to headwear, and particularly to a means for causingthe head band to be retained in place on the head. The means includes apiece of material in combination with a headwear, the material having aplurality of resilient hooks projecting outwardly therefrom which areadapted to intertwine with the strands of hair of the wearer when thehooks are pressed into a wearers hair.

This invention relates to headwear, and more particularly it is anobject of this invention to provide a means for causing annular headband to be retained in place on the head.

More particularly it is an object of this invention to provide theconcept of utilizing a piece of material having a plurality ofprojecting hooks, the material being attached to a piece of head band ina manner for engaging in the hairs of the wearer with individual hookshooked under and partially around individual hairs or units of severalhairs of the wearer for providing effective anchorage againstdisplacement, especially displacement from slippage.

A further object of the invention is to provide a concept of utilizingmaterial as described on a head band. Because head bands are formed ofstretchable material, they tend to contract after being stretched inplace and thereby to slip out of place. It is, therefore, an objectiveto prevent this slippage by use of a hook-like material which intertwinewith the strands of hair of the wearer.

Heretofore head bands have necessarily been very tight fitting to assistthem to stay in place. The tightness of the fit can hurt the ears of thewearer. It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a headband which can be worn more loose and comfortably.

It is a particular object of the invention to provide means for securingin place any article that would engage the hair of a person.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention willbe apparent from the following detailed description, drawings andclaims, the scope of the invention not being limited to the drawingsthemselves as the drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating away in which the principles of this invention can be applied.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the head band shown in place on awearer.

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FIGURE 2 is a side elevation of the head band of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a sectional view of the head band of FIGURE 2 as it would beseen along the line 33 of FIGURE 2.

In FIGURE 1, a headwear assembly is generally shown at 10 and thespecific headwear assembly shown comprises a piece of headwear 12 whichis more specifically what is commonly known as a head band.

The head band 12 is formed in a conventional fashion of stretchableresilient material and to that extent, it is conventional.

However, in accordance with this invention, a piece of material 14 isattached to the underside of the head band 12 in a position such thatthe resilient hooks 20 which protrude outwardly therefrom are in aposition for engaging the hair 26 of a wearer 30.

Each hook 20 is adapted to extend under and partially around one or moreof the hairs of the wearer 30 holding the head band 10 firmly in place.

The piece of material 14 can be secured to the head band 12 in anysuitable manner and cement shown at 36 can be employed, if desired.

As thus described, it will be seen that this invention has fulfilled theobjectives above set forth in providing a piece of head band which willhave a greater tendency to stay in place.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that aposition-holding head band assembly constructed in accordance with myinvention is particularly well adapted for use, by reason of theconvenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated,and it will also be obvious that my invention can be changed andmodified without departing from the principles and spirit thereof, andfor this reason, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself tothe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shownin carrying out my invention in practice, except as claimed.

1 claim:

1. In combination with a head band, a piece of material having aplurality of resilient hooks extending outwardly therefrom, said hooksbeing adapted to intertwine with the stands of hair of a wearer whensaid hooks are pressed into a wearers hair thus holding said material inplace, and means attaching said piece of material to the underside ofsaid head band in a position for engaging the Wearers hair.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,000,384 9/1961 Piers "132-463,211,160 10/1965 Miller 13247 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,217,287 12/1959 France.

F. BARRY SHAY, Primary Examiner GREGORY E. MCNEILL, Assistant Examiner

